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Fatal B9015 crash in Moray on 5 June 2018 at 17:30 involving a Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle

A Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle and a DS DS4 were involved in a crash on the B9015 in Moray at 17:30 on Tuesday 5 June 2018. The 37-year-old male rider of the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Jun 2018
Tuesday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Suzuki SV 650 and DS DS4
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 57.65527, longitude -3.11624, in the IV32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Moray

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018921800299
Council area
Moray
Police force
Grampian
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
9015
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 132 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 March 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki SV 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: DS DS4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki SV 650)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2018921800299 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Moray road accident statistics for 2018.